January 15, 2014

Court Ruling: Corporations Can Censor the Internet

At least three Senate committees want a piece of the recent catastrophe that exposed millions of customers’ personal information. Lawmakers, who have failed repeatedly to pass data security legislation, see an opportune moment to revisit the controversial topic.  Kevin Cirilli from POLITICO joins us to discuss.

A recent court ruling gives internet service providers the right to slow or stop specific websites as they wish, essentially amounting to corporate-controlled censorship. Emily Arrowood from Media Matters joins us to explain what mainstream news isn't talking about.

Eric Shulman, our resident white hat lobbyist, brings Witold Skwirchinski to discuss the impact of closing many Social Security Administration offices.

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